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Saturday 25 November 2017

Shop 'Til You Drop

Researchers since the 1970s have been exposing our evolution-determined love of shopping in herds.
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TYPE II FUN
You Might Think You Hate Crowded Stores, But Science Says Otherwise
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Researchers since the 1970s have been exposing our evolution-determined love of shopping in herds.
TRAPPED BY THE TOURISTS
Not In My Neighbor's Backyard
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Airbnb has taken over Nashville, and the city is reaching its boiling point.
SMOKE AND EAR PROTECTORS
Harley Grice And The Great Vermont Target Shoot
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Once a year, a retired dairy farmer rigs up an elaborate target course on his 300-acre patch of woods and invites friends and family to shoot their way through it using 19th-century-style muzzleloaders.
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How To Actually Protect Your Website From Hackers
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THE WEEK IN PICTURES
OUT OF FELINE OF SIGHT
Can You Spot The Leopard In This Photo?
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In this picture, you probably see three goat-like animals called Himalayan blue sheep and a whole lot of rocks. But you probably don't see a snow leopard — at least not at first glance.
FAREWELL TO SATURN
The Week's Coolest Space Images
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Every day satellites are zooming through space, snapping incredible pictures of Earth, the solar system and outer space. Here are the highlights from this week.
CURATED BY VIEWFIND
The Best Photography Of The Week
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The panda sanctuaries in China, the "doll lady" of Saint John and the Los Angeles billboards of the 1980s.
BLAST FROM THE PAST
PURITANLAND IN BAD DECLINE
Hard Times At Plimoth Plantation
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How a museum of living history grapples with a changing world.
MAD MAN
What The Least Fun Founding Father Can Teach Us Now
newyorker.com
The life of President James Madison holds unexpected lessons for the age of Trump.
THROWBACK GADGET
My Adventure With An 11-Year-Old Thinkpad
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"There were so many times when I had to just walk away and wait while this 11-year old laptop tried to catch up."
VIDEO OF THE DAY
CUTENESSS... OVERLOAD...
Baby Koalas Learning To Climb Are So Cute That Our Minds Can't Quite Compute
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And instead of trees, they are using their carers' legs to practice their climbing.
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The only problem with this TV is that all other TV viewing experiences will start to pale in comparison.
Don't forget to go outside this weekend.

Friday 24 November 2017

Time For A Cleanse

Chicken wings are vanishing from the locker room. Superstars are slimming down — and speeding up. If "skinny ball" has arrived, could the performance-enhancer sparking a revolution be... veganism?
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GREEN WITH ENERGY
The NBA's Vegan Revolution
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Chicken wings are vanishing from the locker room. Superstars are slimming down — and speeding up. If "skinny ball" has arrived, could the performance-enhancer sparking a revolution be... veganism?
DRINK SOME WATER
This Bartending Legend Wants You To Drink Less
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Jim Meehan, from the cult speakeasy PDT, has been pushing cocktails for more than a decade. Now he wants us to dial it back.
DEAD MEN TELL SWELL TALES
Is Pixar's 'Coco' Any Good? Here's What The Reviews Say
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After years in development and a nasty instance where Disney tried to copyright the name of a holiday, is Pixar's "Coco" the uplifting love letter to Mexican culture it should be? Here's what the reviews say.
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How To Actually Protect Your Website From Hackers
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We partnered with HostGator to bring you a list of exactly what you should do to protect your website from hackers. Spoiler: it's not just changing your password.
GENDER'S GAME
THE MASCULINE MYSTIQUE
Why Men Can't Ditch The Baggage Of Being A Bloke
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Far from embracing the school run, most men are still trapped by rigid cultural notions of being strong, dominant and successful. Is it leading to an epidemic of unhappiness similar to the one felt by Betty Friedan's 50s housewives?
SUITING UP
Butch Lesbians Are Still Here And Queer
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They haven't disappeared — the gender binary has.
TEA LEAVES
Natural Transition
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Can herbal hormone therapy help the transgender community?
VIDEO OF THE DAY
GOOD BLASTS FROM THE PAST
Why It's Important To Keep Your Old Friends
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You may be different from the person you were when the two of you became friends, but that's exactly why you should still keep in touch.
IN THE NEWS
At Least 155 Killed In Egypt Mosque Attack
Flynn's Lawyer Shuts Down Communications With Trump's Team, A Sign He May Be Cooperating With Mueller Probe
Oscar Pistorius's Murder Sentence Is Increased To 15 Years
Mugabe Henchman 'The Crocodile' Takes Power In Zimbabwe
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The Best Black Friday Deals (Updating Live)
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All in one place, we've collected the Black Friday deals that are actually worth it.
May your Friday be extremely lazy and full of leftovers.